Search

Author:

Kim, Jinwon

Title:

Oviposition-mediated interactions of tomato fruitworm moth Helicoverpa zea (lepidoptera: Noctuidae) with its host plant tomato Solanum lycopersicum and the egg parasitoid Trichogramma pretiosum (hymenoptera: Trichogrammatidae)

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

Plant-insect interactions
antiherbivore plant defenses
oviposition
defense priming
egg defense against egg parasitoids

File:

Download Jinwon_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary Felton, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Committee Member
James Homer Tumlinson Iii, Committee Member
Dawn S Luthe, Committee Member

Author:

Rowen, Elizabeth

Title:

Soil management changes biological control and plant resistance to insect herbivores

Graduate Program:

Entomology

Keywords:

Plant-insect interactions
fertilizer
manure
tillage

File:

Download Rowen_-_PSU_Dissertation-revisions.pdf

Committee Members:

John Frazier Tooker, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
John Frazier Tooker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mary Ellen Barbercheck, Committee Member
Jared Gregory Ali, Committee Member
Armen R. Kemanian, Outside Member
Maryann Victoria Bruns, Outside Member
Gary Felton, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Harner, Andrew David

Title:

Responses of grapevine physiology and fruit chemistry to environmental stimuli of abiotic and biotic origin

Graduate Program:

Horticulture

Keywords:

Vitis
Source-sink relationships
Plant-insect interactions
Spotted lanternfly
Wine chemistry
Grapevine physiology
Fruit chemistry
Sap flow
Dendrometer

File:

Login to Download

Committee Members:

Erin Connolly, Program Head/Chair
Richard Marini, Major Field Member
Flor Acevedo, Outside Field Member
Helene Hopfer, Outside Unit Member
Michela Centinari, Chair & Dissertation Advisor